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The following graph shows the percent of families in the U.S. living below the poverty level by year.

-Which slope is larger and why: From B to C, or from G to H?
A) B to C. From B to C goes up by 0.4 while G to H only goes up by 0.2.
B) B to C. There are 10 years between B and C while there is only 1 year between G and H.
C) G to H. There are 10 years between B and C while there is only 1 year between G and H.
D) G to H. The graph continues to rise from H to I.

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The following graph shows the percent of families in the U.S. living below the poverty level by year.
 
-Which slope is larger and why: From B to C, or from G to H?
A) B to C. From B to C goes up by 0.4 while G to H only goes up by 0.2. 
B) B to C. There are 10 years between B and C while there is only 1 year between G and H. 
C) G to H. There are 10 years between B and C while there is only 1 year between G and H. 
D) G to H. The graph continues to rise from H to I.

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The slope is larger from G to H because the change occurs over a shorter time span (1 year) compared to B to C (10 years), resulting in a steeper slope.

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